The Spanish opera star, known to her fans as La Superba, was famous for her performance of Italian opera and reached a wider audience when she duetted with Freddie Mercury for the Barcelona Olympics.

Michael Aspinall, who has died aged 86, was the Surprising Soprano, a one-man drag act known for parodying opera’s greatest ...

A new book by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury’s former fiancee Mary Austin is to feature lyrics to unreleased songs when it is released in the month that would have seen the late singer’s 80th birthday ...

Its first audiences found the subject extreme. The Danaids of classical mythology were the daughters of King Danaus of Egypt, whose throne was usurped by his brother Aegyptus. Danaus took revenge by ...

International soprano Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti reflects on studying with Luciano Pavarotti ahead of her tribute performance ...

Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week the Teatro alla Scala releases two major productions from two different seasons featuring some of the ...

Lisette Oropesa is a widely acclaimed lyric coloratura soprano who is one of the most in-demand artists on the world’s stages. Her expansive repertoire includes Gluck, Händel, Mozart, Rossini, ...

In 1979 – June – July Queen record “The Game” Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany. In 1980 – Queen in Los Angeles, USA, rehearsing for the US leg of “The Game” tour. In 1983 – Roger Taylor plays a full ...

Soprano Montserrat Caballe performed at the Opening Ceremony of Barcelona 1992 with some of Spain's leading opera singers.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Show more Georgia Mann plays the best classical music for your morning, with ...

Caballé, a biopic on opera diva Montserrat Caballé (1933-2018), directed by Patricia Ortega, is toplined by Begoña Alberdi (an actress from series such as Barcelona, Neutral City as well as Night ...

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